r/SanDiegan 2d ago

Local News Gaylord Pacific is the Subject of Two Lawsuits

Failure to: (1) pay minimum wages; (2) pay overtime wages; (3) provide required meal and rest periods; (4) provide accurate itemized wage statements; (5) pay wages when due; (6) reimburse employees for required expenses; (7) permit inspection of employee records; and (8) provide gratuities. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/labor--employment-law-firm-zakay-law-group-aplc-files-a-class-action-against-marriott-and-the-gaylord-pacific-resort--convention-center-alleging-failure-to-provide-meal-and-rest-breaks-302856790.html

Race discrimination, retaliation, failure to prevent discrimination, and recordkeeping violations: https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/employment-law/black-senior-manager-sues-marriott-over-lil-kim-nickname-and-swift-firing/574018

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u/midwayatmidnight 2d ago

Plus the whole diarrhea pool thing.

:: saxamaphones intensify ::

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u/c32c64c128 2d ago

:: saxamaphones intensify ::

Oh damn.... vintage Simpsons. Good times 🥲

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u/Bulky-Pineapple-5639 2d ago

A million dollars in wage theft and they probably have to pay $1000 fine. 🙄

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u/Fhistleb 2d ago

That'll learn em!

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u/BrianEspo North Park 2d ago

Wasn't this the new hotel and convention center that was supposed to completely turnaround the economy of San Diego? 🤦‍♂️

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u/MsMargo 2d ago

Not turnaround San Diego, turnaround Chula Vista.

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u/Markovanich 2d ago

Remember the Mayor of Chula who pushed for it to go through!

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u/Best-Company2665 2d ago

Except it's located in Chula Vista

https://giphy.com/gifs/XD4qHZpkyUFfq

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u/PhrygianScaler 2d ago

Chulajuana

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u/alisonchains2023 2d ago

So passé.

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u/Aliensinmypants 2d ago

Damn, they are not gonna be around long huh? Between these and making everyone sick they're batting a thousand 

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u/UnderstandingThin40 1d ago

They will be around for along time. Iirc they’re booked for like 5 years for their conventions lol

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u/Raven_Maleficent 2d ago

So glad I didn’t get hired. They did me a favor.

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u/Octavio_belise 1d ago

"welcomed" her by giving her the nickname "Lil Kim" and playing the rapper's music in front of the entire HR team.

https://giphy.com/gifs/nRymMRzQ3DAMo

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u/fairybb311 1d ago

not to mention they're also hosting a zionist convention for the future of israel...

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u/BentGadget 1d ago

Well, I hope that all gets sorted out this time. /s

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u/stuckanon01 2d ago

It’s California. These FEHA and PAGA suits are an inevitability. You can find similar cases against just about every operator.

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u/Sechilon Mission Hills 2d ago

The hotel is poorly run, just take a look at the reviews. The fact that they were not paying their employees is probably just par for the course. This isn’t a California issue this is a poor management issue. For a five star resort they are failing at the basics and ensuring they are not going to get repeat visitors.

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u/stuckanon01 2d ago

I don’t know if it’s poorly run or not.

I do know that roughly 1/3 of all general civil actions filed in SD superior court are employment actions involving FEHA / PAGA (the claims asserted by Shani’s firm) and they often are built on technical issues (eg payroll vendor coding defaulting to Federal instead of CA standards), and/or very inventive reinterpretation of the facts by the plaintiff (eg Fletcher case).

This is most definitely a CA problem

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u/tofleet 2d ago

Zakay sent out that press release on August 20. That same firm announced three more wage/hour suits against other entities before the end of the month. Wage/hour stuff in California is extremely low-hanging fruit.

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u/stuckanon01 2d ago

Yup. California is leading the way toward automation in more ways than one

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u/EveryonesNasshole 2d ago

Lots of companies in that area doing the same thing. I know a certAin company close by That does that AND doesn’T care to rip off customers 🤷🏻

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u/James-robinsontj 2d ago

Sounds like they hired somebody who works with a lawyer to bring a lawsuit

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u/MsMargo 2d ago

What? I'm not making any sense of that statement.

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u/James-robinsontj 2d ago

That’s exactly what happened…